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We have a dug well, over 100 years old.  We have a water softener to =20
handle some of the iron.  (I wish that this were not necessary, =20
because water-softening adds salt to the groundwater, and costs for =20
the salt, which one must haul in every so often.)  Then there is a =20
particulate filter to remove some more of the iron.  Next comes a UV =20
light which kills all the bacteria.  The unit must be kept clean so =20
that the UV can get through the special glass to fry the unwanted =20
organisms, and bulb must be changed every year.  (Said bulb costs =20
about $120 with tax.)  Finally, we have a reverse-osmotic filter, =20
which takes out everything which is left, and gives really pure, clear =20=

water.

Bottled water in the small containers is terribly expensive, compared =20=

to the real market-value of water.  When you buy bottled water, you =20
are mainly paying for handling, and the bottle.  A liter of water from =20=

a city water supply is actually worth only a few hundredths of a =20
cent.  Of course, one's perspective changes if dying of thirst!

The drilled wells require special filters to remove U and As.  Reverse =20=

osmosis would be good.  I have a neighbor who uses Brita=AE filters, and =
=20
finds (by actual testing) that they remove 99% of the offending =20
elements.


On 26 Sep 2009, at 4:19 PM, James Hirtle wrote:

> There has been some reference to bottled water online over the past =20=

> few months and concerns centering around such.  I admit that I do =20
> buy bottled water.  I do not like clorinated water and thus in the =20
> past when I lived in Lunenburg, bought water.  Now that I'm out in =20
> the country again, Lunenburg County has a lot of iron in the water.  =20=

> Dublin Shore was really bad for this and even with water softener =20
> everything that came in contact with this water was stained brown =20
> within a week.  Here in Bayport the iron is not too bad, but it is =20
> still present and I do not feel safe drinking the water as a =20
> result.  Anyhow, the purpose of this posting is to say that I've Boy-=20=

> cotted PC bottled water.  I've had too many bottles in which the =20
> water tasted like plastic.  Some of the bottles were so bad that I =20
> could not consume the whole bottle.  I took a number of these =20
> bottles back to the store, but did not get a return on my money or =20
> replacement bottles and they basically ignored my complaints.  This =20=

> is the only water that I've purchased in which I've notice =20
> repeatedly a plastic taste.  To my knowledge they did not even send =20=

> the water off for testing.  In hindsight I should have taken the =20
> water myself to be tested.  Anyhow, I just wanted to make others =20
> aware of the issues with Presidents Choice Water.  I kept going back =20=

> in hopes that it was just a specific batch of water, but I've had =20
> the plastic taste too many times for me to feel safe drinking their =20=

> water.
>
> James R. Hirtle
> Bayport
>
> Internet Explorer 8 makes surfing easier. Get it now!


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">More on Drinking =
Water<div><br></div><div>The iron problem is almost universal in water =
of the province. &nbsp;In the granite area, the dug wells have a =
tendency (almost a certainty) to have bacterial contamination, =
particularly if there are other house, or ducks and geese around. =
&nbsp;The drilled wells have uranium and arsenic from weathering of the =
granite, if you are in a granite terrain.</div><div><br></div><div>We =
have a dug well, over 100 years old. &nbsp;We have a water softener to =
handle some of the iron. &nbsp;(I wish that this were not necessary, =
because water-softening adds salt to the groundwater, and costs for the =
salt, which one must haul in every so often.) &nbsp;Then there is a =
particulate filter to remove some more of the iron. &nbsp;Next comes a =
UV light which kills all the bacteria. &nbsp;The unit must be kept clean =
so that the UV can get through the special glass to fry the unwanted =
organisms, and bulb must be changed every year. &nbsp;(Said bulb costs =
about $120 with tax.) &nbsp;Finally, we have a reverse-osmotic filter, =
which takes out everything which is left, and gives really pure, clear =
water.</div><div><br></div><div>Bottled water in the small containers is =
terribly expensive, compared to the real market-value of water. =
&nbsp;When you buy bottled water, you are mainly paying for handling, =
and the bottle. &nbsp;A liter of water from a city water supply is =
actually worth only a few hundredths of a cent. &nbsp;Of course, one's =
perspective changes if dying of thirst!</div><div><br></div><div>The =
drilled wells require special filters to remove U and As. &nbsp;Reverse =
osmosis would be good. &nbsp;I have a neighbor who uses Brita=AE =
filters, and finds (by actual testing) that they remove 99% of the =
offending elements.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 26 Sep =
2009, at 4:19 PM, James Hirtle wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; =
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0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class=3D"hmmessage" =
style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">There has been some =
reference to bottled water online over the past few months and concerns =
centering around such.&nbsp; I admit that I do buy bottled water.&nbsp; =
I do not like clorinated water and thus in the past when I lived in =
Lunenburg, bought water.&nbsp; Now that I'm out in the country again, =
Lunenburg County has a lot of iron in the water.&nbsp; Dublin Shore was =
really bad for this and even with water softener everything that came in =
contact with this water was stained brown within a week.&nbsp; Here in =
Bayport the iron is not too bad, but it is still present and I do not =
feel safe drinking the water as a result.&nbsp; Anyhow, the purpose of =
this posting is to say that I've Boy-cotted PC bottled water.&nbsp; I've =
had too many bottles in which the water tasted like plastic.&nbsp; Some =
of the bottles were so bad that I could not consume the whole =
bottle.&nbsp; I took a number of these bottles back to the store, but =
did not get a return on my money or replacement bottles and they =
basically ignored my complaints.&nbsp; This is the only water that I've =
purchased in which I've notice repeatedly a plastic taste.&nbsp; To my =
knowledge they did not even send the water off for testing.&nbsp; In =
hindsight I should have taken the water myself to be tested.&nbsp; =
Anyhow, I just wanted to make others aware of the issues with Presidents =
Choice Water.&nbsp; I kept going back in hopes that it was just a =
specific batch of water, but I've had the plastic taste too many times =
for me to feel safe drinking their water.<br>&nbsp;<br>James R. =
Hirtle<br>Bayport<br><br><hr>Internet Explorer 8 makes surfing =
easier.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a =
href=3D"http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9655264" target=3D"_new">Get =
it now!</a></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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